Kanodia Purohitan is one of the oldest village of Sevad Rajpurohits. It was awarded to Dharayatji Rajpurohit. It is situated on Jaisalmer highway 115 KM from Jodhpur. Surrounded by sand dunes and with lots of greenery it is upcoming tourist place. The temple in the movie 'Dor' was a set cr... |
Jaisalmer has the ONLY sand desert of India. A hill of sand created by the eolien (wind related) processes, that's what Sand Dunes actually are. The Sand Dunes of Rajasthan have a compelling charm that has the capability of overshadowing the state's extremely famous forts and palaces. The ... |
The Rann of Kutch is a seasonally marshy saline clay desert located in the Thar Desert, situated 8km away from village Kharaghoda in the Surendranagar District of northwestern India and the Sind province of Pakistan. The name "Rann" comes from the Hindi word ran (रण) meaning "salt... |
Dubai lies directly within the Arabian Desert. However, the topography of Dubai is significantly different from that of the southern portion of the UAE in that much of Dubai's landscape is highlighted by sandy desert patterns, while gravel deserts dominate much of the southern region of the cou... |
"Skeleton Coast", is an evocative name for Namibia's bleak and savagely inhospitable northern seaboard. The name sticks due to the high density of shipwrecks and low survival rate of those stranded here in the Namib Desert. Although the entire coastline of Namibia was formerly called ... |
Gansu is a province in the north west of the People's Republic of China that extends from the Mongolian border in the north to the geographic centre of China in the south. It provides a vital link between the upper Huang Ho (Yellow River) area in the east and Chinese Turkistan in the west. Gans... |
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil, covers an area of 300 square miles of dazzling white sand dunes and deep blue lagoons, which form one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in the world. Located on the eastern coast of the state of Maranhão by the banks of the Preguiças River, ... |
The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia and southwest Angola that forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for at least 55 million years, it is considered to be the oldest desert in the world. Stretching 1,200 mil... |
Situated on the left bank of the sacred river Cauvery, Talakadu is a must-see destination that has a legend to tell. That of a legendary curse that has surprisingly come true. The most outstanding feature of Talakadu is the ‘desert’. 800 acres of desert situated on the banks of a river and surro... |
Bikaner is a district located in the northwestern part of the State of Rajasthan in India and is surrounded by the Thar Desert. The city has immense cultural as well as historical importance and is the fourth largest city in Rajasthan. This city is also called the "Camel City" because it i... |
The Atlantis Dunes is a truly forgotten gem on the West Coast.It is approximately 40 minutes from Cape Town Central. Upon entering the area, you are immediately surrounded by sand dunes, with Table Mountain serving as a backdrop. A truly worthwhile sight that will be remembered for a long time. Ve... |
Spanning over 2000 sq. km. the El Bahariya Oasis is a lush haven set in the midst of an unforgiving desert and surrounded by black hills made of quartz. The Oasis is home to amazing ruins, such as the Temple of Alexander the Great, beautifully painted Ptolemaic tombs and very old churches. The recen... |
Dashti Margo or "Desert of Death" is a desert region in the southern provinces of Helmand and Nimruz in Afghanistan and is south of Khandahar. The Dasht-e-Margo Desert covers a wide swath of southern Afghanistan and, is intersected into parcels by the north/south Helmand and Farah Rivers. ... |
The Erg Chebbi sand dunes, measuring 22 kms long and 5 kms wide, offer desert enthusiasts an astonishing experience. Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs – large dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters and altogether spans an area... |
Jordan's deserts comprise 80% of the land area but only 5% of the population. the biggest desert starts as the suburbs of Amman peter out and continue East to the Iraqi, Syrian and Saudi borders. The man-made highlights of the region are the so-called 'desert castles', only one of whi... |
The Western Desert is a beautiful, diverse, interesting and mesmerising area of Egypt. Most visitors to Egypt stay in the Nile Valley, visiting the ancient sites and wonders. The Western Desert is part of the Sahara and stretches as far as the border with Libya to the West and Sudan to the South. Th... |
